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In the early 1970s, John Miller bootstrapped a tech company on a remote Native American reservation in his home state North Dakota. In the middle of a recession, out-of-control inflation, and nationwide political unrest amongst Indian American activists. He started up with no capital. His only product was soon to be replaced by the silicon chip. Thirty years later, Miller sold his company for 18 million dollars.

Le intuizioni geniali, la visione internazionale, la capacità di ascoltare gli altri. L’attenzione certosina alla qualità dei prodotti, alle esigenze dei consumatori, al benessere dei dipendenti. L’invenzione di sistemi di produzione innovativi. L’amore per la famiglia e per la sua terra. La grande riservatezza e l’umiltà. La cura verso i valori umani, la responsabilità sociale. Michele Ferrero – il papà della Nutella e di decine di altre delizie amate in ogni angolo del pianeta – è stato non soltanto uno dei più grandi imprenditori italiani.

Este audiolibro está pensado para las personas que trabajan en el mundo de los negocios y que desean maximizar su potencial para obtener resultados óptimos. Cada una de estas leyes es indispensable para que puedas realizar tu potencial. La transgresión de cualquiera de estas leyes puede costarte meses de frustración y poco rendimiento. Mientras escuchas, tómate unos momentos con cada ley y evalúa honestamente tu conducta y comportamiento. Sólo necesitas una idea nueva para cambiar la dirección de tu vida.

As the man behind the unprecedented 1987 leveraged buyout of Beatrice Foods, Reginald F. Lewis established himself as a respected titan of Wall Street. His standing as the CEO of a conglomerate while in his mid-forties surprised many, especially in light of his middle-class, African-American roots in Baltimore, Maryland.

Unable to make the 1908 Pennsylvania German Society's annual gathering due to illness, their president—businessman, religious leader, and politician, John Wanamaker—sent in a message he recorded "through this wonderful invention of Mr. Edison on the Edison phonograph." This recording recalls an anecdote of Leo Tolstoy's, in which the Russian writer stopped at the roadside and asked a farmer who was ploughing, "Friend, what would you do today if you knew positively you would die tomorrow?"

Esta biografia atual apresenta pela primeira vez uma visão completa dos anos de Cook na Apple—de sua contratação ainda jovem para o setor de operações até os desafios como CEO. Recheada de bastidores e entrevistas com nomes que ajudaram a moldar a empresa como é hoje, traz um vislumbre das mudanças e dos novos rumos traçados por Cook enquanto tenta alcançar seu ideal: fazer da Apple—e do mundo—um lugar melhor.

After decades as a long-haul trucker, Finn Murphy left the road and settled in Boulder County, Colorado. Before long he noticed that many of his neighbors were captivated by the prospect of vast riches in “the Hemp Space.” When hemp was legalized, after eighty years in federal exile, Colorado became the center of a hemp growing and processing boom. Figuring he’d harvest some of that easy money, Murphy bought a thirty-six-acre farm. What could go wrong? Well, pretty much everything…

Buckle up and get ready for a raw, unfiltered ride as Josh Goodman goes from being a guy who couldn't get a drink in a busy bar to building a multimillion-dollar technology company that lets guests pour their own beer, wine, and cocktails and pay by the ounce. Travel with Goodman to Ireland, where he spent a week driving around the entire country to secure his first business partners—who eventually tried to put him out of business. Then, visit northern Austria and discover how he landed the deal that brought his business back to life.

"Der Mann, der in Reichtum stirbt, stirbt in Schande!" In der Tat, das sagte Stahlbaron Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919). Gemessen an der Kaufkraft von 2014, besaß er ein Vermögen von über 300 Milliarden Dollar – und gab doch das meiste davon für wohltätige Zwecke wieder her. Dennoch – als einer der sogenannten "Robber Barons", der Industriemagnate, die mit harten Bandagen unter Ausbeutung ihrer Arbeiter unfassbar reich wurden, ist das Urteil der Geschichte über ihn mehr als zwiespältig.

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philanthropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! In kurzen Biografien werden hier die Lebensgeschichten einiger der reichsten Amerikaner ihrer Zeit erzählt. Mit dabei: Ölbaron John D. Rockefeller, Stahlgigant Andrew Carnegie, Charles M. Schwab, ebenfalls Stahlbaron, William Andrews Clark (Kupfer), Henry Ford (Automobil), Gebrüder Dodge (Automobil), Harry F. Sinclair und Edward L. Doheny (Öl), John H. Patterson (NCR-Registrierkassen), Harvey S. Firestone (Gummi).

Was steckt hinter den Führungspersönlichkeiten von Lincoln, Gandhi, Mandela, Einstein und Gates? Noch besser: Wie können Sie genauso erfolgreich werden wie die oben genannten Leader? "Ein Anführer ist am besten, wenn die Leute kaum wissen, dass es ihn gibt, wenn seine Arbeit getan, sein Ziel erreicht ist, werden sie sagen: Wir haben es selbst getan." - Lao Tzu. Die Art und Weise, wie Sie über Führung denken, bildet die Grundlage für Ihre Motivation.

Starting with a traumatic event that changed her forever, two-time award-winning entrepreneur and certified life coach, Hanneke Antonelli, takes listeners on a journey to hone their entrepreneurial skills and scale more profitable businesses without sacrificing their freedom.

Airline pilot Steven Rozenberg entered the world of real estate investing with jet fuel grit and a candid smile. Building an Empire: Failing Our Way to Millions tells how he met IT executive Pete Neubig, a chance encounter that led to a lifetime friendship and business partnership, and their journey together as struggling entrepreneurs learning the ropes one hard knock at a time. Their story is inspiring and enlightening.

This printing of Men and Rubber: The Story of Business by Harvey S. Firestone is part of the Farnam Street Timeless Classics Series, where we continue with our goal of "mastering the best of what other people have figured out".

Quem é Elon Musk? Para muitos, um playboy, um marqueteiro manipulador ou um louco. Mas, para boa parte da elite corporativa e do Vale do Silício, Musk é como uma mistura de Steve Jobs e Bill Gates, um empreendedor visionário que está construindo um império—não à toa o chamam de "o Homem de Ferro da vida real". Entre suas metas, está colonizar Marte, e sua biografia, hoje, já é parte relevante da história. No livro, o experiente jornalista Ashlee Vance apresenta um olhar inédito sobre a vida e as realizações inacreditáveis do homem mais audacioso do Vale do Silício desde Steve Jobs.

Robert Iger assumiu o comando da Disney em 2005, um tempo em que a competição estava mais acirrada do que nunca e a tecnologia se transformava com uma velocidade impressionante. Na época, Iger restringiu sua visão a três ideias claras: comprometer-se com a qualidade, aceitar a tecnologia em vez de enfrentá-la e pensar em escala global, de modo a tornar a Disney uma marca mais forte nos mercados internacionais.

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte von Öltycoon John D. Rockefeller.

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte von den Automobilrevolutionären John und Horace Dodge.

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte von Kupferkaiser William Andrews Clark.

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte von Autoreifengigant Harvey S. Firestone.